Jaipur: The Pink City Of India

Jaipur is famously knows as the pink city, it is loaded with the passion of beautiful pink and royalty. The beautiful houses and glorious mansions of Maharajas reflect the beauty and the royalty of the city.

Attractions

The splendid and majestic structures include Hawa Mahal, Jantar Mantar, Amber Fort, City Palace and many more. The architecture done on these buildings are collaboration of European, Mughal and Indiana architecture. The citadels are one of the main attractions of the pink city.

Fairs and Festivals

In Jaipur, the religious fairs, cultural events and vivacious festivals attract the tourists from all over the world. Festivals held in the city are mainly related to Parvati and Shiv, these festivals includes vibrant processions that proceed through the core of Jaipur. Local women of the city dress up in bright and colorful clothes and wear heavy silver and gold jewellery. They celebrate these festivals by singing song, swinging on “joolas” which are set up especially for the occasion. During the month of March the famous Elephant festival is celebrated in Jaipur. Here the flamboyant elephants march on the streets of Jaipur.

Shops and Markets

There are many shops in the market which offers a huge variety of items for the customers; blue potteries are famous in the entire world.The variety of items includes skirts, kurtis, quilts, bags, turbans, embroidered shoes, and carpets. Sanganeri garments are a must buy in Jaipur, these garments are very finely embroidered and are available in different bright colors.

Palace on Wheels

Jaipur is also famous form the lavish and royal trains, they are also known as Palace on Wheels. It offers royal stay while travelling; it covers all the major and important destinations of Rajasthan. This is an experience of lifetime for any tourist visiting in Jaipur. The train is fully equipped with modern facilities and decorated with royal coupes, wonderful dining facilities, lavish and beautiful interiors. The memorable and beautiful tour starts from Delhi Cantonment station and it goes through Jaipur, Chittaurgarh, Udaipur, Ranthambhore, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Bharatpur and Agra.

Cuisines

The cuisines of Jaipur are spicy and mouth watering. Daal –baati –churma is one of the famous items that are famous in Jaipur and it is advised to the tourist that they should try this particular item. Chaat items of Babu Bazaar are also famous among the tourists and same for the hot and crunchy jalebis. The tourist can also indulge themselves into vintage games like polo and car rally. Jaipur is a great place to visit and surely the tourists will spend of the best times of their life.